Crossword Puzzles
Crossword lovers, this is for you! Links to the best in American-style crosswords, foreign language crosswords, cryptic crosswords (where the challenge is to decipher the clue), freeform crossword puzzles (also called vocabulary puzzles), making and selling crossword puzzles, themed crossword puzzles, and solving tips and tutorials.
Acrostics (11)
Foreign Language Crosswords (48)
Solving - Creating Puzzles @
Freeform Crosswords (17)
Crossword Dictionary (92)
Newspaper Crosswords (12)
Crossword Puzzle Makers (38)
Notheme Crosswords (50)
Crossword Shopping (20)
Puzzle Markets (8)
Crosswords Around the World (8)
Standard Crosswords (33)
Cryptic Crosswords (40)
Themed Crosswords (61)
Diagramless Crosswords (3)
Today in History Puzzles (161)
Easy Crosswords (18)
Wordplay - The Movie (3)
Crossword Challenge - The Board Game
Crossword Challenge: The Board Game is a crossword solving game for 2 to 8 players. Ages 12 and up. Product Review by Dave Fisher.
Crossword Challenge: The Board Game is a crossword solving game for 2 to 8 players. Ages 12 and up. Product Review by Dave Fisher.
Free Crossword Puzzles
An eclectic selection of themed crossword puzzles by Dave Fisher. These puzzles may be solved online or printed and solved at your leisure.
An eclectic selection of themed crossword puzzles by Dave Fisher. These puzzles may be solved online or printed and solved at your leisure.
The New York Times Classic Crossword Puzzle
Enjoy this free weekly puzzle from the New York Times archive, updated every Monday.
Enjoy this free weekly puzzle from the New York Times archive, updated every Monday.
Shop for Crosswords
Need a gift for a crossword fan? These books feature easy crosswords for beginners or ESL students, more challenging crossword puzzles for experienced solvers, U.K. or cryptic crosswords, and fun and crazy crosswords for children.
Need a gift for a crossword fan? These books feature easy crosswords for beginners or ESL students, more challenging crossword puzzles for experienced solvers, U.K. or cryptic crosswords, and fun and crazy crosswords for children.
Cross Words For A Crossword
"Sexually suggestive and possibly offensive" was how some described this controversial crossword from the New York Times. What do you think?
"Sexually suggestive and possibly offensive" was how some described this controversial crossword from the New York Times. What do you think?
Books for Crossword Puzzle Solving
Here are the helpful books that every crossword puzzle solver needs whether they're a novice or a seasoned pro. However, newbies beware! Crossword puzzles can be habit-forming and very time consuming. Happy puzzling!
Here are the helpful books that every crossword puzzle solver needs whether they're a novice or a seasoned pro. However, newbies beware! Crossword puzzles can be habit-forming and very time consuming. Happy puzzling!
Casual Crosswords - Easy Crossword Puzzles
Product Review. Definitely an all-star cast of constructors orchestrated by an editor with over 30 years in the puzzle biz. How can you go wrong? Highly recommended for the novice or 'casual' solver.
Product Review. Definitely an all-star cast of constructors orchestrated by an editor with over 30 years in the puzzle biz. How can you go wrong? Highly recommended for the novice or 'casual' solver.
Challenging Crossword Puzzles
Here's a selection of crossword puzzles that will challenge even the most experienced solvers. One recommendation: work these puzzles in pencil and have a good eraser on hand.
Here's a selection of crossword puzzles that will challenge even the most experienced solvers. One recommendation: work these puzzles in pencil and have a good eraser on hand.
Crossword Magazines
Enjoy the convenience of having your favorite crossword puzzle magazines delivered right to your door!
Enjoy the convenience of having your favorite crossword puzzle magazines delivered right to your door!
Cryptic Crosswords
In order to solve these crossword puzzles, first you must solve the cryptic clues. These puzzle books feature UK style grids and are quite difficult to solve. Try them out if you're looking for a challenge.
In order to solve these crossword puzzles, first you must solve the cryptic clues. These puzzle books feature UK style grids and are quite difficult to solve. Try them out if you're looking for a challenge.
Easy Crossword Puzzles
If you like to do crossword puzzles that don't have you pulling your hair out, then here's a selection of puzzle books that are compiled with the novice or casual solver in mind.
If you like to do crossword puzzles that don't have you pulling your hair out, then here's a selection of puzzle books that are compiled with the novice or casual solver in mind.
Holiday Crosswords
Free crossword puzzles with a holiday theme: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Fourth of July and more. Solve online or print and solve.
Free crossword puzzles with a holiday theme: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Fourth of July and more. Solve online or print and solve.
Kids' Crossword Puzzles
Crossword puzzles (and word games) are a great way for kids to develop vocabulary and spelling skills. And puzzle solving is beneficial not only as an entertaining pastime but also as a way to keep the mind flexible. Kids who start early will usually remain puzzle aficianados throughout their lives.
Crossword puzzles (and word games) are a great way for kids to develop vocabulary and spelling skills. And puzzle solving is beneficial not only as an entertaining pastime but also as a way to keep the mind flexible. Kids who start early will usually remain puzzle aficianados throughout their lives.
Software Review: Crossword Weaver
Impressive, easy-to-use package well-suited to the amateur crossword puzzle constructor.
Impressive, easy-to-use package well-suited to the amateur crossword puzzle constructor.
The Crossworders' Dictionary and Gazetteer
A great addition to the cruciverbalist's reference library. This resource, which was 65 years in the making, spent many years looking for a publisher to no avail, as it contains over a million words and would require some 6,000 pages of printed text. Fortunately, the digital age has come to the rescue and it can now be placed on a single CD.
A great addition to the cruciverbalist's reference library. This resource, which was 65 years in the making, spent many years looking for a publisher to no avail, as it contains over a million words and would require some 6,000 pages of printed text. Fortunately, the digital age has come to the rescue and it can now be placed on a single CD.
The Daily Puzzler
Crossword puzzles, acrostics, logic, word search, and more. The Webmaster asks: "Please let us know if you want more Acrostics. They're really not the most popular puzzles, so unless we hear otherwise, we'll create new puzzles only a couple of times a month." I say more acrostics!
Crossword puzzles, acrostics, logic, word search, and more. The Webmaster asks: "Please let us know if you want more Acrostics. They're really not the most popular puzzles, so unless we hear otherwise, we'll create new puzzles only a couple of times a month." I say more acrostics!
The New Oxford American Dictionary
This is the first dictionary (that I know of) to define words in a truly contemporary sense. Rather than rehashing traditional definitions and excluding words not considered legitimate by academics and purists, NOAD defines words as people use them in everyday speech. It also includes hundreds of new words and acronyms which have come into the language in the last several years.
This is the first dictionary (that I know of) to define words in a truly contemporary sense. Rather than rehashing traditional definitions and excluding words not considered legitimate by academics and purists, NOAD defines words as people use them in everyday speech. It also includes hundreds of new words and acronyms which have come into the language in the last several years.
Webber's Anagram Crosswords
These puzzles differ from normal crosswords in that every clue is an anagram of the solution. Solve online (Java), in AcrossLite, or print.
These puzzles differ from normal crosswords in that every clue is an anagram of the solution. Solve online (Java), in AcrossLite, or print.
Word Squares - Forerunners to Crossword Puzzles
A word square is composed of words of equal length that can be read both horizontally and vertically. They are believed to date from as far back as the the first century AD.
A word square is composed of words of equal length that can be read both horizontally and vertically. They are believed to date from as far back as the the first century AD.